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SAD slams Cong govt over Rs 1,000 cr Covid spent claim

SAD slams Cong govt over Rs 1,000 cr Covid spent claim

Chandigarh, Apr 21 (UNI) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday demanded the Congress government present a white paper to disclose how it used Rs 1,000 crore in public funds to upgrade hospital infrastructure in the State to fight the Covid-19 pandemic when nothing had been done on the ground.
Terming the Rs 1,000 crore spend on fighting Covid as a colossal scam, former minister Sikander Singh Maluka demanded a central probe into the claim by an impartial agency, saying even as thousands were dying due to the sheer apathy of the Congress government, the latter was making bogus claims. He said an urgent probe was needed to detect and punish those responsible for the multi-hundred crore scam as well as to put a lid on further corruption so that State money could be spent on patient welfare.
Asking how the government could even make this claim, Mr Sikander Maluka said “there is no visible change in the hospital infrastructure. Districts like Mohali and Ropar do not even have dedicated Covid hospitals. New ICU facilities have been created only in two district hospitals which is a pittance and a shame. There is a severe shortage of life saving injections like Toclizumab and Itolizumab besides Remedisvir. Patients are not getting access to ventilators with the government failing to increase its ventilator strength exponentially. Even ventilators provided by the central government were left unpacked for months because of lack of staff to operate them”.

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29 Mar 2024 | 8:11 PM

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), March 29 (UNI) Ahead of the first Ram Navami after consecration of Shri Ram Lalla at the newly constructed Ram Mandir here, elaborate arrangements are being made by the authorities, official sources said here on Friday.

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Two brothers killed as truck hits cycle

29 Mar 2024 | 7:39 PM

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), Mar 29 (UNI) Two brothers were killed when their cycle was hit by a truck in the Khalilabad area of Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, a police officer said.

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Infinite possibilities of cultural history in the state – Governor

29 Mar 2024 | 7:20 PM

Dharamshala, March 29 ( UNI) Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Friday said that the cultural history of Himachal Pradesh is full of infinite possibilities and the need is only to bring it in front of the world by doing systematic research.

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Sajad Lone criticises NC for its 'sinister role' in Kashmir's turbulent history

Sajad Lone criticises NC for its 'sinister role' in Kashmir's turbulent history

29 Mar 2024 | 7:04 PM

Srinagar, Mar 29 (UNI) Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Friday strongly criticised the National Conference for its “malevolent role” in the turbulent history of Jammu and Kashmir, which has resulted in widespread despair and sufferings among the common people.

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UP: Six get lifer for murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005

29 Mar 2024 | 7:00 PM

Lucknow, March 29 (UNI) Six persons were held guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a combined penalty of Rs 11.65 lakh by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Friday in more than 19-year-old case related to murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal and his associates, an official spokesman said here.

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